LOZ AZTECAS

High Priority - Warewashing sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. Observed Triple Sink (Chlorine 200+ppm). Employee reset Triple Sink (Chlorine 50ppm). Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Observed no chlorine chemical test kit.

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed ceiling vents near the triple sink soiled with dust.

Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Observed metal pans stored under the steam table not stored inverted. Coach employee. Repeat Violation

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employee open water bottle stored at prep table across cook line. Coach employee. Employee removed water bottle. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed raw chicken stored on floor at walk in freezer. Employee fixed product properly. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink, three-compartment sink, or mop sink. Observed at handwash sink near the triple sink. Repeat Violation

Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Observed water leaking from faucet at triple sink.

High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Observed employee began working with ready to eat food without first washing her hands. Coached manager on proper handwashing procedures.

Intermediate - Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. Provided operator with Big 6 form.

Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Observed Teresa Martinez expired since 01/04/2024. Observed Blanca Rasandiz expired since 11/01/2024.

Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Observed metal pans stored under the steam table not stored inverted. Operator stored pans properly. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.

Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed no handwashing sign at hand sink located next to three compartment sink. Repeat Violation

Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Observed employees Pepsi bottle and water bottles stored in walk in cooler with food to be served to customers. Operator removed items. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink, three-compartment sink, or mop sink. Observed slow draining water at handwashing sink located next to the three compartment sink.

Basic - Stored food not covered. Observed cut tomatoes not covered stored at shelves in walk in cooler. Operator covered cut tomatoes. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed at the women's bathroom and at the kitchen area.Employee provided paper towels Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Employee date marked the beverage.Repeat Violation Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed a bucket with chiles stored on the kitchen floor. Employee removed it. Corrected On-Site

Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed utensil in standing water at 124°F in the steam table. Employee add hot water and it reached. To137 F. Corrected On-Site

Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed at the hand wash sink in the kitchen. Repeat Violation

High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed beans (49 F - Cold Holding)inside the walk in cooler, as per operator beans were cooked yesterday night. Stop sale was issued.

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed beans (49 F - Cold Holding)inside the walk in cooler, as per operator beans were cooked yesterday night. Stop sale was issued.

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed cooked beef inside the walk in cooler not date marked.

Basic - Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Observed tortillas stored inside cloth in the steam table.

Basic - Employee drinking in a food preparation or other restricted area. Observed a thermo stored on preparation table in the kitchen. Employee removed it. Corrected On-Site

Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed at the kitchen area.

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed rice (50 F - Cold Holding); beef tongue (47 F - Cold Holding)inside the walk in cooler. As per operator less than 2 hours . Operator placed foods inside the walk in freezer. Corrective Action Taken

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed a cell phone stored on top of a preparation table. Operator removed it. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Observed mop inside the bucket.

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed a sugar container not labeled at the front counter. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-16: Observed a sugar container not labeled at the front counter. Time Extended

High Priority - Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed Triple Sink (Chlorine < 10 ppm). Operator added chlorine. Final concentration 100 ppm. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed raw beef stored over raw fish at walk-in freezer. And raw chicken stored over raw beef. Operator relocated the products. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw chicken stored over tortillas at walk-in cooler. Operator relocated the chicken to the bottom part and tortillas up. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cooked beef (131 F - Hot Holding) at steam table. As per operator was reheating less than two hours ago. Operator moved the product to reheating at the grill. Final temperature: cooked beef (167 F - Reheating) Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed spray bottle with chlorine not labeled.

Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Observed pot not stored inverted under steam table. Operator inverted the pots. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Observed towels in contact with tortillas at steam table.

Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed a cup with coffee on preparation table.

Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.

High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed raw chicken stored over raw beef at walk in cooler. Operator moved the raw chicken to the bottom part. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed beans (130 F - Hot Holding); cooked beef (118 F - Hot Holding) at steam table. As per operator for less than two hours. Operator moved the products to the stove to be reheating to 165°F. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Warewashing sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. Observed chlorine sanitizer solution at + 200 ppm. Operator added water to get 100ppm. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed ice inside of hand wash sink.

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed cooked chicken, cooked beef and cooked potatoes containers not properly date marked at reach in cooler. As per manager from yesterday morning.

Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves at walk in freezer.

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed raw chicken over raw beef and shrimp at walk-in freezer. Manager changed the location of the raw chicken and the shrimp. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw hamburgers over cooked beans at walk-in freezer. Manager started to moved the products. Corrective Action Taken

Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.

Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Observed a box with chicken nuggets stored on floor at walk in freezer. Manager moved the box to a shelf. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed container with flour not identified by common name. Repeat Violation

High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed employee touching ready to eat tortillas with her bare hands. Manager was informed that the ready to eat food can not be touched with the hand without gloves. Corrective Action Taken

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed raw chicken over raw beef at walk in freezer.

High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Observed raw chicken and raw beef over vegetables at walk in cooler. Manager moved the vegetables. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cut lettuce (49°F - Cold Holding); cooked vegetables (62°F - Cold Holding); Cheese (63°F - Cold Holding) at preparation table. As per manager for less than two hours. Operator put the products on ice for rapid cooling. Corrective Action Taken

Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food.

Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed two employees with no hair restraint at kitchen area.

Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed a container with chili's on floor next to steam table. Operator moved the container. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed flour container not identified by common name. Repeat Violation